Fast, easy, safe: how to wire cash in rubles across Russia

Transfers is a service most frequently used by our customers to send money to family or friends within Russia. Some do this every week, some once a year, but everyone needs to know that the money they send will get to the right recipient fast.

Transfer methods

1. SberBank Online is a personal online profile available either on the website or mobile app.

Transfers in SberBank Online is the easiest, quickest and most convenient way to send money. You only need to know the payee's phone number, no need to write down their card number. You can add money to a bank card from your account in SberBank Online in real time.

You can also send money to non-Sberbank card holders. The transfer will be made instantly, even if you transfer to a non-Sberbank card.

The list of banks that partner with Sberand and can receive transfers is available on this page.

2. SMS Bank means transferring money by a text message. You don't even have to have a smartphone for such transaction. You just need to know the phone number of the payee who has a Sber card. You can't transfer money to other banks with a text message (SMS Bank).

3. Bank branch. In this case, the transfer is made using an account or card number. If you need to make a transfer to another bank, you need to know the details of the bank where you want to transfer. The money can be sent from the bank card or account, or you can bring cash.

4. ATM. To identify yourself, you will need to provide a bank card to make a transfer. You can send money from any account, provided you meet its terms and conditions. To transfer to a Sber card, you just need to know the payee's phone,

Transfer fees depend on the method.

Transfer subscriptions in Sberbank Online

You can transfer up to RUB 50,000 per month free of charge. Larger amounts are subject to a fee.

But there is a way to save. For that, you need to enable a special subscription to transfer to Sber card holders for free.

You can enable a subscription for one month, three months or one year.

It's very easy to enable the subscription in Sberbank Online. Just go to Payments > Fees and Limits > No-Fee Transfers. Then sеlеct the subscription you need.

The subscriptions do not cover transfers made through SMS, ATMs or branches.

Autopayments

If you regularly transfer the same amount, for example you send some pocket money to your kid or support your parents, enable Autopayment. It's a free-of charge service.

Enable Autopayment in SberBank Online: go to Payments section > My Autopayments> Enable Autopayment. Then follow on-screen prompts.

You can set the frequency: once a week, once a month or a year and the transfer amount. Sber will automatically transfer money from your account to the account that you specified. To make sure you don't forget about the upcoming transfer and can cancel or change the autotransfer before sending the money, we will send a text message with a reminder the day before.

Transferring money safely

• Do not tell the passwords from bank cards and password from your SberBank Online app.
• Download only official apps.
• If you lost your card, call 900 immediately and block it.
• If you lost your phone, immediately block your SIM card and card notifications by calling 900 or coming to a Sber branch.
• If you changed your phone number, call the bank at 900 and inform us about that.

Sberbank. General banking license No. 1481 issued by the Bank of Russia on 11.08.2015.

Online banking and the SberBank Online mobile app are available to holders of SberBank bank cards (except corporate cards) connected to the Mobile Bank text messaging service. Internet access is required to use online banking and the SberBank Online mobile app. No age limit applies to any information products. The SberBank Online mobile app is available for installation on iOS or Android mobile devices of Program Participants. Visit the Bank’s website www.sberbank.ru, contact a branch or call 900 for more information on online banking and the SberBank Online mobile app. Not for use by children (18+).